Chapter 215: Apocalyptic Science Fiction
"So it's 400 million at the box office?"
On January 4th, the news that the box office of "Perfect World" broke 400 million early in the morning spread throughout the entertainment industry.
Although since the beginning of December, after the release of the movie, word-of-mouth, influence, and exposure have led several blockbusters in the Chinese New Year in an all-round way.
The box office has been rising since the beginning of its release, breaking 100 million in the first week, exceeding 120 million in the second week, approaching 90 million in the third week, 57 million in the fourth week, and 32 million in the fifth week.
The only anomaly is the third week, 120 million to nearly 90 million, which is a drop that can be called a reversal. Default chapters[222]
However, the third week of the first few months of "The Great Cause of the Founding of the People's Republic" also showed this trend, which was due to the support of the government, while "Perfect World" relied on word-of-mouth and the influence of the subsequent heated discussions on education and other aspects.
Everything is reasonable, but the filmmakers in the industry who have watched the changes in the box office data all the way are already a little unbelievable at this time.
This is 400 million, the ceiling of the domestic film market, and "Perfect World", a road crime film, has been achieved so naturally.
There are envy, jealousy, red-eyedness, and of course hate.
The investors and distributors behind the four blockbusters in the Chinese New Year file hated Li Qian to death.
With the current market, a movie with a box office of 400 million was released in the same period, which is undoubtedly a disaster for other films.
If there were no other movies in the same period, only oneself, then it would be good to say that in November, "Living Together in Time and Space" faced "2012", which broke 400 million at the box office, didn't it also withstand the pressure and get more than 180 million box office.
However, there are still four major productions in December, and the original expectation for "October Siege" and "Three Guns" is at least 300 million, and the final goal is still 400 million.
But now, there are only 21 million left in the fourth week of "Three Guns", and the total box office is only 191 million.
"October Siege", a slightly tragic drama, relied on the generosity of Badr, Li Yuchun, Xie Tingfeng, Li Ming and others to die one by one, earning enough tears, and the third week also walked out of the same trend as "Perfect World".
93 million to 72 million, a drop of only 23%.
However, this has the advantages that "Perfect World" does not have, China Film + Berner + Five Optoelectronics, and a large number of stars, plus the quality of the movie, if there is no "Perfect World", I am afraid it will become the king of this Chinese New Year file.
However, there are no ifs.
Even if the trend is so good, it will only be 226 million in three weeks, and 400 million is basically impossible.
Yu Dong was also depressed to death, and invested in several blockbusters one after another, all of which hit the street, and finally did not miss this time, there was no problem in publicizing, scheduling, and film quality to determine any link at the box office, but he ran into a movie like "Perfect World" with a box office of 400 million.
But now that I look back on it, I am still a little lucky, fortunately there was a gap of half a month with "Perfect World", otherwise, the impact may be even greater.
Although 400 million is impossible now, according to this momentum, 300 million is a certainty, which also gives him some comfort.
Zhang Weiping, who also aims for 400 million, has no comfort in his heart.
Although making money is certain, after all, the cost is low, but he can't be happy.
It took three years to make such a film, the box office was not as expected, and it made so much money.
Zhang Weiping has all gathered envy, jealousy, hatred, and redness, but he can't spray it, and now he is busy scolding Zhongying and Han Sanping.
For "Three Guns", he still wants to rescue it, constantly jumping up and down, and shouting at Zhongying to suppress "Three Guns" every day that he has created a hero against power.
The lack of film scheduling ignores the audience's voice, the box office is stolen, and the bad reputation is due to bad reviews.
also tried to put the monopolist of China Film on the opposite side of ordinary audiences, and became the representative of ordinary audiences, arousing the sympathy of the audience.
China Film and Han Sanping didn't bird him at all, and the reputation of "Three Guns" was too poor, no matter how much hype it was, it couldn't attract the audience.
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The box office broke 400 million, even if it was outside the circle, the impact was sensational.
The 400 million box office of "The Great Cause of the Founding of the People's Republic of China" must have a certain amount of moisture, and "Perfect World" is a real achievement.
"The Lunar New Year file of "Perfect World" won the box office of 400 million yuan, setting a new box office record for Chinese films in the domestic market!"
"The second Chinese film with a box office of 400 million in film history was born, and Li Qian is worthy of the name of a genius director, and he can even be said to be the best commercial film director in China!"
"Brother Cheng Kai has been reduced to mediocrity, Zhang Yimou is not magical, the two masters have broken one after another, and Li Qian will carry the banner of the revival of Chinese films in the future!"
"Taking into account both art and business, with a humanistic atmosphere, Li Qian's films can always make people feel happy and warm at the same time, and there will be a master director in Chinese films!"
"Zhang Yimou, Chen Kexin, the two famous directors, Guo Fucheng, Jay Chou's older generation and the new generation of the two kings, all lost under Li Qian, maybe Li Qian is already one of the best directors in China!"
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One of the best directors in China, this is the name given to Li Qian by the media.
The three movies sold 700 million, and the professional reputation and audience reputation are all very good, it can be said that there is no problem with this sentence except for age and qualifications.
Although ordinary audiences don't have a particularly big sense of the box office figures, the Lunar New Year stalls are the busiest time of the year in the film industry, and entertainment news is basically contracted by some popular movies and actors who participate in the movies.
As the highest-grossing and best-known movie in the Chinese New Year, even though it has been released for more than a month, the Internet is still full of discussions about the movie and Li Qian.
Li Qian was awesome, I didn't expect it to really break 400 million, it turned out that Zhang Weiping also said that it was 200 million at most, and "Three Guns" could break 400 million, which was a slap in the face. β
""Three Guns" is real rubbish, I don't understand how Lao Mouzi made such a piece of garbage, but a road crime movie like "Perfect World" has a box office of 400 million, I really didn't expect it. β
"Really good movies are not divided into genres, and "Perfect World" is not too much to say that it is the best movie of the year, and the comic score remains at 8.8 points. β
""Three Guns" really made me vomit, full of flowers, pretending to be crazy, I don't dare to watch Lao Mouzi's next movie, and I can look forward to Li Qian and Ma Xiaogang's movie. β
"I watched the first hour of "Perfect World" as a comedy, but the back was too touching and scared me, what if such a person appeared in the future, abducted my son, and treated the other party as a father and denied me. β
"How old is the buddy's child, it's really easy to rely on people who are good to him when he's young, I advise you to spend more time with your children. β
"I think so much, but my dad also watched this movie, and then took me to the playground on Saturday, but I'm 16, okay, going to the playground was a long time ago, it's too naΓ―ve, and I don't want to hang out with him, so you might as well give me some money." β
"I don't know what Li Qian's next movie will make, this time the style has changed a bit big, and I still want to see films with very big brains. β
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When there was a lot of discussion inside and outside the industry, Li Qian also held a celebration press conference in Beijing.
At the press conference, it is to talk about the feelings, the difficulty of creation, and the hardships of the actors.
The box office has broken 400 million, and there is only 16 million left from the box office record of "The Great Cause of the Founding of the People's Republic of China".
400 million is broken, out of the limelight, in fact, it doesn't matter what you say.
"Director Li, this time I suppressed the films of Zhang Yimou and Chen Kexin to win the box office championship of the Chinese New Year, and many people are saying that you are already the best commercial film director in China. β
The box office broke 400 million, overshadowing a group of big directors, and some unscrupulous media actually began to build momentum, first to lift people up, and then step on them when something falls.
Li Qian smiled slightly, "Nothing is the best, I just want to be a director who makes good movies, as long as the audience recognizes my films, I will be satisfied." β
"Then Director Li thinks which director in China is better than himself?"
"I don't think there is no such thing as a good director, only a good movie, the movie that the audience likes is the most important, and no matter how good a chef is, there are times when he plays abnormally. β
"Is Director Li alluding to Zhang Yimou?" the reporter asked.
Originally, Li Qian and Zhang Weiping were in love, and the media still hoped that he could work with Zhang Yimou, but Lao Mouzi belonged to that kind of middle-of-the-road character, a good man, and no matter what the reporter said, he was silent.
is a good old director, and the struggle between the new generation of directors is not a topic.
Li Qian smiled and laughed at himself, "I just want to say that if one day the movie I make is not good enough, I hope everyone's criticism will not be too intense." β
Yo, humble again.
But when Li Qian began to be modest, the reporters who had dealt with him several times knew that they could not believe his words at this time.
But then the reporters also took the opportunity to ask about Li Qian's new film.
Unexpectedly, this time Li Qian did not hide it.
"In fact, the new film is already under consideration, and I will return to the sci-fi genre, but this time it is different from "The Moon", the new film will be a post-apocalyptic sci-fi film!"